Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-23
MINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Feb. %.

No chaplain present
A communication was received from the
Secretary of State transmitting the report 81
the Superintendent of Common Schools foi
| 1886. which was referred to the Committee
on Education.
MIR. Gilbert of Oxford presented the re.
monstranee of citizens of King6eld, OF
citizens of Franklin county and of N. B.
| Beale, President of the Sandy River
| railroad, against the petition of R B
Dunn for an extension of the charter of the
| Somerset Railroad, which were referred to
the Committee on Railroads, Telegraphs and
| Expresses.
Mr.. Allen, from the Committee on Agri
culture, reported ought to pass on bill an ac'
| to incorporate the Androscoggin Valley Ag
| ricultural Society in the county of Oxford
| read and assigned.
Mr. Heath, from the Committee on the
Judiciary. reported in a new draft and ought
to pass on bill an act to amend an act entitled
| an act to establish State Board of Health,
approved Feb. 9th, 1885; printed under
rule.
Mr.. Cole, from the Committee on Legal
| Affairs, reported leave to withdraw on peti
| ton for change of the name of the Eclectic
Medical College of Maine.
Mr.. Lord, from the same committee, report.
eu ought u pass Ou Ultl an at W dhiSho Sbof'
Al of the revised statutes. relating to loan
and building associations; printed under
rule.
Printed bill an act to amend sec. GA, chap
of the revised statutes, was passed to be en-
crossed under a suspension of the rules. on
motion of Mr.. Libbey of Penobscot,
Senate Document No. 45, printed report OF
testimony taken by the Committee on State
Prison in the matter OF convict labor, came
up in its order.
Mr.. Allen of Knox said the Committee on
State Prison had under consideration the
matter of convict labor and would in a few
days be ready to report some suggestions in
connection with the report of the testimony,
and on his motion the document was laid on
the table.
On motion of Mr., Kendall of Cumberland
bill an act to establish the weight of bushel
of oats was taken from the table and passed
| to be engrossed
On motion of Mr.. Hinckley of Sagadshoc
bill an act to amend sec. 6, of chap. 20 of the
revised statutes, in relation to ferries, was
taken from the table and passed to be en-
crossed.
On motion of Mr. Burrill of Hancock, bill
an act to incorporate the Western Nor,heas,
Harbor Steamboat Wharf Co. was taken
from the table and passed to be enacted.
On motion of Mr.. Gilbert of Oxford, bill
an act to incorporate the Maine and New
Brunswick Insurance Co was taken from the
table and passed to be enacted.
On motion of Mr.. Lord of Penobscot, bill
an act to amend chap. IT, sec. 81, of the re-
vised statutes. relating to steam boilers, was
| taken from the table and passed to be enacted.
On motion of Mr.. Heath, resolve in favor OF
publishing all Maine wills recorded prior to
the separation of the counties, was taken
from the table. The resolve was then passed
to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Heath, bill an act author
izing the town of Kennebunkport to aid in
manufacturing was taken from the table and
recommitted to the committee.
On motion of Mr.. Gushee. bill an act to
increase the salaries of the Justices of the
Supreme Court, and resolve for Gettysburg
memorials were taken from the table and
ASST ned for to. morrow, the former at 10 80,
and the latter at IL o'clock A. M.
On motion of MIR. Libbey. bill an act to
abolish school districts was taken from the
| table and assigned for to morrow at III l5
A. M.
Bill an act to amend an Act entitled an act
to enable the Bishop of the Protestant Epis-
copal church in the diocese of Maine to re-
move, rebuild or repair st. James parish
church in Oldtown. as amended, came up on
its passage to be engrossed. House amend
ment was adopted and the bill laid on the
table on motion of Mr. Gilbert of Oxford.
Bill an act to amend sec. 33, chap. So, re-
vlsed statutes, relating to compensation of
witnesses before Probate Courts, on its pas
| sage to be engrossed, was recommitted to the
Committee on Legal Affairs, on motion of
Mr.. Heath of Kennebec.
Mr.. Libbey moved to reconsider the vote
passing to be engrossed bill an act to amend
sec. 6 of chap. 20 of the revised statutes, in
relation to ferries. He called attention to the
provisions and said they made any unlicensed
person liable to fine of 81 who should at any
time transport property or passengers across
any river in the State within two miles of any
ferry or toll bridge. or loaned a boat for that
purpose. He submitted that this was not
good legislation.
Mr.. Gilbert said he had not looked the bill
over enough to know whether it would bear
such construction. Nothing of this kind
was desired; but majority of the County
Commissioners of Oxford desired some legis-
lation in respect to the matter. The inten-
ton of the bill was simply to prevent unli.
censed parties running ferries.
The vote was reconsidered and the bill wa
laid on the table on motion Of Mr.. Gilbert.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
Bill an act to create lien on colts.
Bill an act to exclude minors as spectators
from court rooms.
Resolve making appropriation for the Pc.
nobscot tribe Of Indians for the years 1887
and 1888.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossRD.
Bill an act to amend the ehartar n,
the city of Hallowell
Bill an act to make valid the tax of school
district No. l, town of Dedham, for the veal
1886.
Bill an act creating the Livermore Fall,
Village Corporation.
Bill an act to create the Roman Catholic
Bishop of Portland, and his successors, q
corporation sole.
Bill an act to authorize James H. Oak to
| erect aud maintain piers and booms in the
Aroostook river in the town of Presque Isle
in Aroostook county.
Bill an act incorporating the Norway Elec-
trio Light 60. House amendment adopted
Bill an act to incorporate the Enchanted
Stream Dam and Improvement Co.
Bill an act for the establishment and main.
tenance of public. library in the city OF
Bath.
Bill an act to extend the time in which the
Boothbay village charter may be accepted,
and amending the same.
Bill an act to amend sec. Z. chap. 26O OF
the private and special laws of 1888, estab.
fishing a municipal court in the town of